Nicoll Expositor Colossians and Philemon
EDITED BY THE REV.
W. ROBERTSON NICOLL, M.A., LL.D..
Editor of “The Expositor,” etc.
COLOSSIANS AND PHILEMON
BY
ALEXANDER MACLAREN, D.D.
London
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
27, PATERNOSTER ROW
MCMII
THE EPISTLES OF ST. PAUL TO THE COLOSSIANS AND PHILEMON
BY
ALEXANDER MACLAREN, D.D.
TENTH EDITION
London:
HODDER AND STOUGHTON
27, PATERNOSTER ROW
MCMII
Printed by Hazell, Watson, & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury.
CONTENTS.
| THE EPISTLE TO THE COLOSSIANS. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| PAGE | |||
| Chap. I. | v. 1, 2. | The Writer and the Readers | 1 |
| v. 3–8. | The Prelude | 21 | |
| v. 9–12. | The Prayer | 38 | |
| v. 12–14. | The Father’s Gifts through the Son | 54 | |
| v. 15–18. | The Glory of the Son in His Relation to the Father, the Universe, and the Church | 70 | |
| v. 19–22. | The Reconciling Son | 85 | |
| v. 22, 23. | The Ultimate Purpose of Reconciliation and its Human Conditions | 100 | |
| v. 24–27. | Joy in Suffering, and Triumph in the Manifested Mystery | 116 | |
| v. 28, 29. | The Christian Ministry in its Theme, Methods, and Aim | 132 | |
| Chap. II. | v. 1–3. | Paul’s Striving for the Colossians | 151 |
| v. 4–7. | Conciliatory and Hortatory Transition to Polemics | 168 | |
| [vi] | v. 8–10. | The Bane and the Antidote | 185 |
| v. 11–13. | The True Circumcision | 199 | |
| v. 14, 15. | The Cross the Death of Law and the Triumph over Evil Powers | 213 | |
| v. 16–19. | Warnings against Twin Chief Errors based upon Previous Positive Teaching | 226 | |
| v. 20–23. | Two Final Tests of the False Teaching | 242 | |
| Chap. III. | v. 1–4. | The Present Christian Life a Risen Life | 257 |
| v. 5–9. | Slaying Self the Foundation Precept of Practical Christianity | 271 | |
| v. 9–11. | The New Nature wrought out in New Life | 290 | |
| v. 12–14. | The Garments of the Renewed Soul | 305 | |
| v. 15–17. | The Practical Effects of the Peace of Christ, the Word of Christ, and the Name of Christ | 320 | |
| v. 18, Ch. iv., 1. | The Christian Family | 335 | |
| Chap. IV. | v. 2–6. | Precepts for the Innermost and Outermost Life | 354 |
| v. 7–9. | Tychicus and Onesimus, the Letter-Bearers | 371 | |
| v. 10–14. | Salutations from the Prisoner’s Friends | 386 | |
| v. 15–18. | Closing Messages | 402 | |
| [vii]THE EPISTLE TO PHILEMON. | |||
| Chap. I. | v. 1–3 | 417 | |
| v. 4–7 | 432 | ||
| v. 8–11 | 447 | ||
| v. 12–14 | 459 | ||
| v. 15–19 | 470 | ||
| v. 20–25 | 483 | ||
